August 17, 2002
Saturday - 3:05 pm

The Borough Assembly will discuss options for snow removal from the roads that the State of Alaska will no longer be maintaining at their next regular meeting which is Monday, August 19th.

According to a memo dated July 8, 2002, from Dick Smith, KGB Public Works Director, to the Borough Manager, Smith wrote, "It is official. There will be no winter road maintenance (plowing) of the following Borough roads:

-- Pond Reef Road - North Tongass digital photo by Dick Kauffman

Cemetery Road Cranberry Road, D-1 Loop D-2 Loop Knudson Cove Knudson Spur North Point Higgins North Point Higgins Spur Old South Tongass Pond Reef Extension Pond Reef Circle Pond Reef Road Potter Road Power House Road Roosevelt Spur Shoreline Drive South Point Higgins South Point Higgins Spur Sunset Drive Totem Bight Whipple Creek White Road Spur Wood Road."

A number of options that the Borough Assembly could select from on snow removal were listed in the agenda statement for consideration. The options listed for consideration by the Assembly include:

Residents may form Service Areas and the Borough will oversee the snow removal contracts; The KGB adopts areawide road powers and contracts out the snow removal of all the roads; The KGB adopts areawide road powers and the KGB does snow removal; The KGB adopts provisions for exercise of non-areawide local service roads and trail powers and contracts for snow removal; The KGB adopts provisions for exercise of non-areawide local service roads and trail powers and the KGB does snow removal; Do nothing

-- Higgins Spur - North Tongass digital photo by Dick Kauffman

Options for snow removal on the roads that the State of Alaska will not be maintaining is listed on the agenda as a discussion item only. However, the recommended action by staff is that the Assembly provide staff with direction as to how staff resources should be allocated in addressing this issue.

The Borough Assembly meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm and will be held in the Ketchikan City Council Chambers.

-- North Point Higgins - North Tongass digital photo by Dick Kauffman

--- Related Information: KGB Agenda   Questions/Comments: Contact: - E-mail Assembly Members - Mayor

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